diff --git a/history/2026-08-23-keycape-exposure-dependency-map.md b/history/2026-08-23-keycape-exposure-dependency-map.md
index 6c9d7a4..f4fb6fa 100644
--- a/history/2026-08-23-keycape-exposure-dependency-map.md
+++ b/history/2026-08-23-keycape-exposure-dependency-map.md
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ material.
 - A named operator window, driver, abort operator, provider authority, and
   protected verification method are still required before any live action.
 
+NetKingdom added
+`sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea/update-lldap-resolver-live.sh` as the bounded
+resolver-only operation. It requires explicit `--apply` plus an interactive
+terminal, passes password files by pathname to a child process, updates only
+`lldap-coulomb`, and emits only a boolean result. It has not been run.
+
 ## Owner-reported cutover outcome
 
 KeyCape reported on 2026-08-23 that its governed recovery path completed the
diff --git a/sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea/update-lldap-resolver-live.sh b/sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea/update-lldap-resolver-live.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f88859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea/update-lldap-resolver-live.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# update-lldap-resolver-live.sh — attended, resolver-only privacyIDEA update.
+#
+# This does not repair realms or policies. It updates only the persisted
+# lldap-coulomb resolver after the LLDAP bind credential has changed.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./update-lldap-resolver-live.sh --apply
+#
+# The operator supplies both passwords interactively. Values are kept in a
+# mode-0700 temporary directory and mode-0600 files, passed to a child process
+# by pathname, and never printed or placed in command arguments.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" != "--apply" || "${2:-}" != "" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 --apply" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+if [[ ! -t 0 ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: --apply requires an interactive terminal." >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+PI_URL="${PI_URL:-https://pink.coulomb.social}"
+RESOLVER_NAME="${RESOLVER_NAME:-lldap-coulomb}"
+LLDAP_URL="${LLDAP_URL:-ldap://lldap.sso.svc.cluster.local:3890}"
+LLDAP_BASE_DN="${LLDAP_BASE_DN:-dc=netkingdom,dc=local}"
+LLDAP_BIND_DN="${LLDAP_BIND_DN:-uid=admin,ou=people,dc=netkingdom,dc=local}"
+
+tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+chmod 700 "$tmp"
+cleanup() {
+    if [[ -f "$tmp/pi-admin" ]]; then shred -u "$tmp/pi-admin" 2>/dev/null || rm -f "$tmp/pi-admin"; fi
+    if [[ -f "$tmp/lldap-bind" ]]; then shred -u "$tmp/lldap-bind" 2>/dev/null || rm -f "$tmp/lldap-bind"; fi
+    rmdir "$tmp" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+printf 'privacyIDEA pi-admin password: ' >&2
+IFS= read -r -s pi_admin_password
+printf '\n' >&2
+printf 'LLDAP bind/admin password: ' >&2
+IFS= read -r -s lldap_bind_password
+printf '\n' >&2
+if [[ -z "$pi_admin_password" || -z "$lldap_bind_password" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: passwords must not be empty." >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+printf '%s' "$pi_admin_password" > "$tmp/pi-admin"
+printf '%s' "$lldap_bind_password" > "$tmp/lldap-bind"
+unset pi_admin_password lldap_bind_password
+chmod 600 "$tmp/pi-admin" "$tmp/lldap-bind"
+
+python3 - "$tmp/pi-admin" "$tmp/lldap-bind" "$PI_URL" "$RESOLVER_NAME" \
+    "$LLDAP_URL" "$LLDAP_BASE_DN" "$LLDAP_BIND_DN" <<'PY'
+import json
+import sys
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
+pi_path, ldap_path, base_url, resolver, ldap_url, base_dn, bind_dn = sys.argv[1:]
+
+def read_secret(path: str) -> str:
+    value = Path(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    if not value:
+        raise RuntimeError("empty protected input")
+    return value
+
+def post(path: str, payload: dict, token: str | None = None) -> dict:
+    headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+    if token is not None:
+        headers["Authorization"] = token
+    request = urllib.request.Request(
+        base_url.rstrip("/") + path,
+        data=json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"),
+        headers=headers,
+        method="POST",
+    )
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=20) as response:
+            return json.load(response)
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP status {exc.code}") from None
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError):
+        raise RuntimeError("request failed") from None
+
+try:
+    auth = post("/auth", {"username": "pi-admin", "password": read_secret(pi_path)})
+    token = str(auth.get("result", {}).get("value", {}).get("token", ""))
+    if not token:
+        raise RuntimeError("privacyIDEA authentication failed")
+
+    resolver_body = {
+        "type": "ldapresolver",
+        "LDAPURI": ldap_url,
+        "BINDDN": bind_dn,
+        "BINDPW": read_secret(ldap_path),
+        "LDAPBASE": base_dn,
+        "LOGINNAMEATTRIBUTE": "uid",
+        "LDAPSEARCHFILTER": "(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)",
+        "LDAPFILTER": "(&(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)(uid=%s))",
+        "USERINFO": json.dumps({
+            "username": "uid",
+            "phone": "telephoneNumber",
+            "mobile": "mobile",
+            "email": "mail",
+            "surname": "sn",
+            "givenname": "givenName",
+        }),
+        "UIDTYPE": "uid",
+        "NOREFERRALS": True,
+        "NOSCHEMAS": True,
+    }
+    result = post(f"/resolver/{resolver}", resolver_body, token)
+    status = result.get("result", {}).get("status")
+    if status not in (True, "true", "True"):
+        raise RuntimeError("privacyIDEA resolver update was rejected")
+except RuntimeError as exc:
+    print(f"ERROR: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+
+print("privacyIDEA resolver update: PASS")
+PY
diff --git a/workplans/NK-WP-0033-keycape-secret-exposure-rotation.md b/workplans/NK-WP-0033-keycape-secret-exposure-rotation.md
index 15a9185..216d474 100644
--- a/workplans/NK-WP-0033-keycape-secret-exposure-rotation.md
+++ b/workplans/NK-WP-0033-keycape-secret-exposure-rotation.md
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ clients are a list, so the verifier now uses Authelia's supported template
 filter over the Secret-mounted file. The revision was applied live and
 Authelia returned Ready with startup complete.
 
+NetKingdom also added the unattended-safe shape of the remaining provider
+operation in `sso-mfa/k8s/privacyidea/update-lldap-resolver-live.sh`. It is
+explicitly gated by `--apply`, requires an interactive terminal, uses protected
+0600 files, updates only `lldap-coulomb`, and emits no credential values. It
+has not been run; attended provider-admin reconciliation remains pending.
+
 Do not use `sso-mfa/bootstrap/creds-rotate.sh` through an agent as currently
 written: it prints generated replacement values and its signing-key path
 causes immediate invalidation. Do not use a helper that reads the live Secret